Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (VDH) is the sailor with the most technical data concerning circumnavigation. After 5 successful single-handed round the world voyages, all the races ending in a medal, his monohull experience is one of the richest in the sailing world and was a precious ally for his Global Challenge venture.
He succeeded and achieved his exploit by bringing the Global Challenge record down to 122 days 14 hours, 3 minutes and 49 seconds.